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The Population of Frederick County

Summary

Reprinted from the Frederick Examiner. Publication of the population of Frederick County by election district with columns representing the white, freed African American, slave, and total counts for each district. The article notes the decrease in number of slaves and increase in number of free African Americans. Overall, there was a 14% increase in the population since the 1850 count.


Article Source

Newspaper: The Valley Register

Publication Date: March 15th, 1861

Page/Column: 2B

Town: Middletown, MD

County: Frederick

Subjects

  • African Americans
  • Other

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